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I love to read about other artist’s inspirations, so I thought I’d share some of mine in this post.When creating a new illustration for my blog and etsy shop, I used scraps of my late Grandmother in-law’s vintage fabric, a photo I recently snapped of my daughter at a petting zoo, combined art from … [Read more...] about Inspiration Behind the Scenes

I think that some of the best and most innovative art comes from people using things from their surroundings that they already have on hand. Case in point: the Quilters of Gee’s Bend, who started their tradition back in the 19th century out of necessity from scraps in their small Alabama town, now … [Read more...] about Art, Quilts, and Theodore

My husband is part Hawaiian and he has many relatives who live over there (lucky for us that two of them happen to be amazing photographers!). Still, we have only been to visit twice in our twelve years of marriage – one of those times was this summer. It was such a special time for our kids to … [Read more...] about Ohana Visit

Hope. It’s a word that I have noticed over the last six months or so that seems to keep popping up for me in unexpected places. First, my husband was given this book (by the author who is also the pastor who married us) on a work trip up to Seattle while visiting our old church and then there is … [Read more...] about In a Word…Hope

I love collecting wisdom and advice. Sometimes it’s unsolicited. Sometimes not. And sometimes I come across it in a place I least expect. I keep a running list nearby of quotes and tidbits that I read or hear that impact me and think it might be fun to pass on some of the two cents that I have … [Read more...] about Two Cents: A Blog Series